Gear Industry News August 1, 2023
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AGMA Updates
2023 Emerging Technology Webinar Series
August 2—Online
The webinar “Inspecting Gears with Industrial X-ray CT,” will feature Andreas Bastian, Lumafield co-founder and head of product. Bastian will delve into the actionable insights that Lumafield’s platform can provide into a range of manufactured gears — from plastic assemblies to enclosed gearboxes. Analyzing parts provided by AGMA members, attendees will learn how to use CT to inspect tooth engagement, detect and measure porosity in cast metal parts, and take otherwise-impossible measurements of internal components.Register Today
Involute Spline and Rating-Fall
August 15–16, 2023—Live Online Course, Anywhere
This course will address both geometry and rating of involute splines of various types. The types of spline joints and their applications will be discussed. Spline configuration variations, including half depth, full depth, and special function designs, will be addressed. Both fixed and flexible spline configurations will be examined in terms of usage and design. Lubrication methods, including grease, oil bath, and flowing oil, as well as coatings appropriate for various spline applications, are examined. Shear and compressive stress rating methods are discussed with analyses methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.Register Today
Bevel Gear Systems Design—Fall
September 6–7, 13–14—Live Online Course, Anywhere
Learn how to design and apply bevel gears systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation, and maintenance. Engage in a practical hands-on guide to the bevel gear design, manufacture, quality control, assembly, installation rating, lubrication and, most especially, application.Register Today
Design Basics for Spur and Helical Gears—Fall
September 12—Live Online Course, Anywhere
This course will address both geometry and rating of involute splines of various types. The types of spline joints and their applications will be discussed. Spline configuration variations, including half depth, full depth, and special function designs, will be addressed. Both fixed and flexible spline configurations will be examined in terms of usage and design. Lubrication methods, including grease, oil bath, and flowing oil, as well as coatings appropriate for various spline applications, are examined. Shear and compressive stress rating methods are discussed with analyses methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.Register Today
Fall Technical Meeting
October 16–18—Detroit
Technology is fundamentally changing manufacturing. To keep up in today’s marketplace, designers and manufacturers need to follow emerging trends and communicate the latest ideas with their fellow experts in the field. AGMA’s annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the perfect forum for this. Each year, 30 authors are selected by AGMA to write peer-reviewed technical papers on topics relevant to the gear industry. Topics include design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, materials, metallurgy, heat treatment, operation, maintenance, efficiency, and gear failure. Authors present the results of their papers in a single-track conference, which means you don’t have to pick and choose which presentations to attend. With full registration, you receive copies of all papers and can see all the presentations, ask questions to all the presenters, and network with your peers over three days.Register Today
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Industry News
Croix Gear Announces New Look
Power Transmission Engineering
Croix Gear, recognized as a leader in the custom manufacturing of loose gears, is excited to announce new branding for the organization. Ruthie Johnston, CEO/Owner, stated, “We are excited to have our brand reflect how Croix Gear has grown and developed over the past several years."Read More
Sensors—The Heart of IoT
Tech Briefs
Industry 4.0 incorporates IIoT but expands that network to include higher-level systems for processing and analyzing data from the IIoT and using it for a wide array of functions, including looping back into the IIoT network. In their most basic form, sensors provide raw data in the form of analog electrical signals. That simple fact poses a fundamental distinction: data vs. information.Read More
New Quantum Magnet Promises Applications in Robotics, Electronics, and Sensors
Tom’s Hardware
Researchers with the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) Hangu Chui et al have recently put a new spin on the well-understood technology behind magnets. While that may sound simplistic at first sight (how much better can a magnet become, after all?), the research unlocks new material applications. Magnets (and electromagnetism itself) being the basis of entire computational systems, improvements to base magnetic materials are expected to bring high-impact improvements to our handling of these fundamental forces. Taking advantage of quantum effects, the researchers managed to control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature, two fundamental physics barriers that stood against attempts of being put to work in a way that'd be useful for us.Read More
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Overcoming the Manufacturing Labor Shortage
Tulip
Today’s manufacturers are being hit particularly hard with workforce challenges, many of which stem from an ongoing manufacturing labor shortage. As a wave of experienced experts are retiring, a new workforce is entering the scene — one that is more tech-savvy (and prone to stay at jobs for a shorter period).Read More
Digital Factory 2023
Power Transmission Engineering
Join dynamic keynotes and discussions from industry and policy leaders on Digital Design, Digital Manufacturing, Workforce Development, Sustainability and Supply Networks. Current speakers include the CEOs of Rockwell Automation, GE Digital, Formlabs, Autodesk, Re:Build Manufacturing and leaders from Hasbro, MIT, AWS, Steelcase, Atlas Copco, and the State of Massachusetts. Connect with like-minded organizations pushing the limits on digital transformation.Read More
Advancing the EV Revolution at ABB E-Mobility—Women in Cleantech
CleanTechnica
For a recent episode of Cleantech Talk, Zachary Shahan talked with Luz Karime Sanchez Mina, Field Service Engineer at ABB E-Mobility, and Pam Langley, Service Account Manager — Transit at ABB E-Mobility, about advancing the EV revolution, life at ABB E-Mobility, and being women in male-heavy tech sectors.Read More
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EMAG SU Demonstrates Advances in Tooth Flank Grinding
Gear Technology
Gear grinding is currently attracting a lot of attention, especially in the production of components for electric drives. Production planners are demanding new solutions for a perfect surface that assures their necessarily smooth running at high speeds and heavy torque loads. To see how a high-tech niche machine builder implements these requirements, one need look no further than EMAG SU “tooth flank grinding” machines.Read More
Hexagon Acquires CADS Additive
Photonics Media
Hexagon AB, a provider of digital reality solutions including sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, has acquired CADS Additive GmbH, a provider of specialized software that enables users to prepare designs for metal additive manufacturing. CADS Additive simplifies the process of 3D printing on powder bed fusion machines. The software guides users through the build preparation, helping companies turn design files into printer instructions and improve their manufacturing productivity.Read More
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